diff --git a/src/nvim/macros.h b/src/nvim/macros.h
index bbbce7ab58..d42997650c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/macros.h
+++ b/src/nvim/macros.h
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
  * macros.h: macro definitions for often used code
  */
 
+#ifndef MIN
+# define MIN(X, Y) ((X) < (Y) ? (X) : (Y))
+#endif
+#ifndef MAX
+# define MAX(X, Y) ((X) > (Y) ? (X) : (Y))
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Position comparisons
  */
diff --git a/src/nvim/vim.h b/src/nvim/vim.h
index 9fbc6dd300..48d53369de 100644
--- a/src/nvim/vim.h
+++ b/src/nvim/vim.h
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 #ifndef NVIM_VIM_H
 #define NVIM_VIM_H
 
-#define MIN(X, Y) (X < Y ? X : Y)
-#define MAX(X, Y) (X > Y ? X : Y)
-
 #include "nvim/types.h"
 #include "nvim/pos.h"  // for linenr_T, MAXCOL, etc...